Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-25
TALKING ABOUT ENGLAND.
Two Lecturers Give WOrd.Pictures Of
John Bull's Island.

Rev. DR.. Lindsay, Of st. Johns Church, West
Washington delivered q lecture at Curtis Hall
last evening entitled 'Fresh Impressions OF Old
England" giving his hearers some Of the results OF
a holiday spent in England last summer He de-
scribed, In a pleasant chatty manner, various
scenes I'm the country districts, talked Of the
climate, OF the travelling facilities Of the hotels
of the churches and of English politics. He talked
OF the English people, and speaking OF the English
young lady, said she sis not graceful and fasci-
mating as her American cousin, and has not her
wonderful knack at dressing OF flirting; but for
that perfection Of form that needs no help from
art or arti1ce. and that beauty of face
that health and color and refned, frank
expression give, the young English lady
Is the equal OF any daughter Of our Mothe Eve ~
He warned his bearers The differences in the intel
waits a,ls 81 Oh - and English were an
commented on as disadvantage, the moderation
OF their language was applauded "In a word, "
said be. English ana Americans are alike and un-
like. Neither nation is all good or all bad. Each
people has the virtues and the faults OF its circum-
stances-the English OF an old people, the Ameri-
cans or new people. The less each vauntS It's
superiority and the more each learns from the
other the better viii both become" Before closing
bia and its attendant foilies, and said that here
after bis first prayer shall be .tGOd bless our
native land" and next to it, 'God bless Old Eng
MONCURE C0NwAY's LECTURE.
Moncure d. Conway delivered his second lecture
on London at the Unitarian Church last evening.
He referred at the start to the influence Of London
upon the world, saying that he had Travelled all
over the world. but nowhere reached a spot 50 re-
mote and Isolated that there he did not find the
mark and impress of London He referred to the
story OF Dick Wilmington and his cat, which he
said was mOralfzed version of "PuSS In Boots, !"
as typical OF London. The history Of the growth
and greatness OF London was simply the history OF
the growth and greatness Of mighty people-the
growth OF great middle class where before there
had been only the obedience OF the seff to his lord
Last November, he said the Socialists proposed to
parade and exhibit their tattered rags side by
Side with the lord mayors show and the million
aire civic magistrates The emblems worn
by lord mayor and aldermen, III these Socialists did
but examine, all represented the industrial rise Of
the people, the exchange OF the system OF plumber
very golden chain worn by the lord mayor stood
for the iron cOllar once worn by the Ser The lord
mayors show then simply illustrated what indus
try could accomplish. The lecturer gave brilliant
word pictures OF the scenes on the Thames, and
the prosy streets OF London, with their plain but
comfortable houses suggesting an unusually large
number OF people OF refinement and at1uence. He
spoke OF the health OF the city, whose deathrate is
lower than any other large city in the world. This
he aScrfbed to the 365 public squares and to
the grumbling letters in the London Times The
picture borrowed from Linnaeus o'clock flowers
inquire TO Illustrate LondOn'S position In Europe,
clock that Indicated the time OF day In Europe,
whose streets gave Indication OF the political con-
OF liberty, Of art and literature. Here MaZZini
Louis Blanc, had gone from the continent, and
again the Emperor had come there and in this
great cosmopolitan city all could lind circles Of
He gave many interesting personal
recOilections OF Carlyle, George Eliot, Cardinal
criticised Froude severely as having raised up a
sham Carlyle.